The Hilarious House of Frightenstein - Netflix

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The Hilarious House of Frightenstein was a Canadian sketch comedy
series originally produced by Hamilton's CHCH in 1971. The mock-horror
variety show starred Billy Van, Fishka Rais, Joe Torbay, Guy Big and
special guest star Vincent Price. It featured memorable characters such
as Count Frightenstein, Igor, Grizelda the Ghastly Gourmet, and an
African explorer called Bwana Clyde Batty, most of which were played by
Billy Van himself. Each episode was bookended with an appearance by the
venerable horror star Vincent Price as he recited intentionally silly
poetry with toy skulls and shrunken heads in the background.

Type: Scripted

Languages: English

Status: Ended

Runtime: 60 minutes

Premier: None

The Hilarious House of Frightenstein - Harvey Wallbanger - Netflix

The Harvey Wallbanger is a mixed drink made with vodka, Galliano, and
orange juice.

The Hilarious House of Frightenstein - History - Netflix

The Harvey Wallbanger appears in literature as early as 1971. The
cocktail is reputed to have been invented in 1952 by three-time world
champion mixologist Donato “Duke” Antone, and named by Antone after a
surfer frequenting Antone's Blackwatch Bar in Los Angeles. However,
recent research by culinary historians casts doubt on this theory.
Robert Simonson goes so far as to say that “no sane person ever believed
that story.” Simonson emphasizes the lack of a historical record for any
Blackwatch Bar, and indicates that, in fact, Antone lived in Hartford,
Connecticut, rather than Los Angeles during the relevant period. Other
historians such as David Wondrich emphasize the role of McKesson Imports
Company and its marketing team for developing the drink, confirming
among other things that the company commissioned a graphic artist to
develop a “Harvey Wallbanger” sandal-clad surfer mascot in the late
1960s. It is known that McKesson executive George Bednar was
instrumental in promoting the drink as a means of selling its component
Galliano liqueur, and Bednar claimed to have penned a popular tagline
for the drink: “Harvey Wallbanger is the name. And I can be made!”.